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Matebook x pro, try to get the 2018 one due to its higher performance (weirdly) than the 2019 one. Also linux works great on it, and build quality is a smigen under apple but very very close. Oh and the keyboard works :)
Does the touchpad support gestures and does any driver exist for it? That's the biggest thing keeping me on macOS
But don't kid yourself, apple's touchpad implementation still reigns
Anything but a ChromeOS notebook.
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1920 x 1080 resolution is very hard to justify at that price point.
I disagree. I have had a T480 for some time, the 1440p one. I regret getting th is screen and wish I had gone for the 1080p. While I hear HiDPI may work OK for displays that are scaled up in integer ratios, I basically expect that fractional scaling is never really going to work that well unless all the software you use written in the latest frameworks. (Based on experiences with Arch, Debian 10, Fedora 31 beta)
What makes the different is wayland. Fractural scaling is working fine. However, we also were using Airtame for over-the-air desktop mirroring, which supports x.org only. Thus, I needed to switch sometimes, which caused „WTF is not working again?!? Oh forgot to switch x.org session back to wayland.“.
No seriously, if you need HiDPI and could omit proprietary nvidia drivers, give wayland a serious try.
You can't go wrong with anything from the Thinkpad T or X lines (you might be able to find them refurbished/used for pretty reasonable price). The Dell XPS 13 is another decent option but can be pricy. For my personal use i've been using the Huawei Matebook X pro since last year. Things i dislike: no linux driver for the fingerprint scanner, there wasn't an option for me to buy the model with 16GB ram without Nvidia…
Keep away from t440, t440s and x240, they usually have really bad screen panels.
System76 looks great, but I've been using Thinkpad X series for quite a while now. I get a configuration that's linux compatible, but my favorite feature is to have one double battery on the back + another battery inside, for a total of 10-14h lifetime, basically I only charge at night. If you travel a lot, and code while traveling it's pretty useful. Have been using XPS in the past, not a bad experience, but still p…
Its really annoying the W series Lenovos were discontinued. The W530 could survive everything from road trip back-seat python to outdoor satellite sdr debugging, all while having a keyboard that was backlit and easy to replace.
I recently came across the Acer 5, that runs AMD ryzen 3 with 4GB ram at 315$ on amazon. I did a bit of research (and that's my only experience with it) and if budget is a factor, from what I saw you can't beat this one. If you can buy more RAM do it. Make sure to use both slots to activate the dual channel, as it will perfor better. I managed to find a post from someone that has installed Linux on it, with no issues…
https://www.amazon.com/Acer-Aspire-i5-8250U-GeForce-E5-576G-...
It’s got a 1080p screen, dual video out (hdmi + vga), gigabit ethernet, usb-c, Bluetooth and the battery easily lasts over 10 hours with Manjaro Linux. Everything works under Linux and the ram, ssd and wifi are user serviceable.